Techniques for extended network configuration conversion and reconfiguration are described. A network controller proceeds through a set of extended network nodes in an extended network and reconfigures ports in at the various nodes from a first configuration to a second configuration while preventing network traffic looping and maintaining data and management traffic connection to the nodes during the reconfiguration.
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6. The method of claim 1, wherein closing the first traffic path and closing the first alternate traffic path during network reconfiguration prevents network traffic looping in the plurality of extended network nodes.
12. The system of claim 7, wherein closing the first traffic path and closing the first alternate traffic path during network reconfiguration prevents network traffic looping in the plurality of extended network nodes.
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